Kenneth Moses is associate dean emeritus for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he also earned B.M. and M.M. degrees. He retired in May 2013 after 38 years of service to the university as an administrator and a lecturer in the Department of Instrumental Performance. In 1975, he was appointed assistant director of bands at the University of Miami. During his tenure the Band of the Hour made multiple appearances in the Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, Cotton and Peach Bowl football games. In 1979, the band traveled to the Mirage Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. Moses was named director of admission and recruitment for the UM School of Music in 1991. Under his leadership the…

Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin discusses benefits of neurologic music therapy at UM Bank United Center as part of the Stamps Distinguished Visitors Series.

Neurologic Music Therapy Research Expands Understanding of the Human Brain.

March 4, 2011—By Julia Berg About 20 years ago, a young indie rock ‘n’ roll producer sat in a San Francisco Bay recording studio while Carlos Santana recorded a new album…and he felt goose-bumps.

Even though it is a common physical reaction, the producer, Daniel Levitin (who also worked with Stevie Wonder and such groups as Blue Oyster Cult) found himself fixated on figuring out WHY we have physical reactions such as goose bumps…